Opinion: Official Obama inaugural schedule for Saturday, Jan. 17
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SATURDAY, Jan. 17
Whistle-Stop Train Tour: President-elect Barack Obama, Vice President-elect Joe Biden and their families will travel — via railroad — to Washington on Saturday, Jan. 17, hosting events along the way in Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore.
In keeping with the theme of the 2009 inauguration, “Renewing America’s Promise,” Obama and Biden will hold events in some of the cities instrumental to that promise: Philadelphia, where that promise was realized; Baltimore, where that promise was defended, then immortalized in our national anthem; and Washington, where Americans of all backgrounds will gather over four days, united in common purpose and resolved to renew that promise once more.
Throughout the trip, the Obamas and the Bidens will be joined by Americans from across the country chosen to participate in the historic journey.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia 30th Street Station, North Waiting Room
Program begins –- 10:05 a.m.
Who:
Obama, Mrs. Michelle Obama and Malia and Sasha Obama; Mark Dowell, Crestwood, Ky.; Matt Kuntz, Helena, Mont.; Jim and Alicia Girardeau, Kansas City, Mo.; Juliana Sanchez, Albuquerque; Rosa Mendoza, Las Vegas; Lisa Hazirjian, Cleveland; Kirsten Meehan, Dover, N.H.; Roy Gross, Taylor, Mich.; Shandra Jackson, Arlington, Texas; Quincy Lucas, Dover, Del.; Patricia Stiles, Parker, Colo.; Gregg Weaver, Fairless Hills, Pa.; Tony Fischer, Cinncinati; Lilly Ledbetter, Jacksonville, Ala.; Mike and Cheryl Fisher, Beech Grove, Ind.; and Randy Wehrman, LeClair, Iowa.
Closed: Ticketed Invited Guests only Attire: Business Casual
Wilmington, Del.
Where: Back of Wilmington Train Station, 100 S. French Street
When: Doors open -– 9:30 a.m. Program begins –- 1 p.m.
Who:
Obama, Biden and their families; Mark Dowell, Crestwood, Ky.; Matt Kuntz, Helena, Mont.; Jim and Alicia Girardeau, Kansas City, Mo.; Juliana Sanchez, Albuquerque; Rosa Mendoza, Las Vegas; Lisa Hazirjian, Cleveland; Kirsten Meehan, Dover, N.H.; Roy Gross, Taylor, Mich.; Shandra Jackson, Arlington, Texas; Quincy Lucas, Dover, Del.; Patricia Stiles, Parker, Colo.; Gregg Weaver, Fairless Hills, Pa.; Tony Fischer, Cinncinati; Lilly Ledbetter, Jacksonville, Ala.; Mike and Cheryl Fisher, Beech Grove, Ind.; and Randy Wehrman, LeClair, Iowa.
Open to Public Attire: Casual
Baltimore
Where: War Memorial Plaza, 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore, Md.
When: Doors open -– 1 p.m. Program begins –- 4:15 p.m.
Who:
Obama, Biden and their families; Mark Dowell, Crestwood, Kj.; Matt Kuntz, Helena, Mont.; Jim and Alicia Girardeau, Kansas City, Mo.; Juliana Sanchez, Albuquerque; Rosa Mendoza, Las Vegas; Lisa Hazirjian, Cleveland; Kirsten Meehan, Dover, N.H.; Roy Gross, Taylor, Mich.; Shandra Jackson, Arlington, Texas; Quincy Lucas, Dover, Del.; Patricia Stiles, Parker, Colo.; Gregg Weaver, Fairless Hills, Pa.; Tony Fischer, Cinncinati; Lilly Ledbetter, Jacksonville, Ala.; Mike and Cheryl Fisher, Beech Grove, Ind.; and Randy Wehrman, LeClair, Iowa.
Open to Public Attire: Casual